Department of Religious Studies

The academic study of religion at the College of Charleston is an integral part of the liberal arts. The department's curriculum provides students with an understanding of diverse religious traditions, an exposure to a variety of approaches employed within the academic study of religion as well as an opportunity to explore different intellectual, social-theoretical and ethical issues that arise when one considers the varying roles of religion in human life. Our courses do not aim to promote or undermine any particular religion or worldview; the academic study of religion seeks to examine religion from outside the framework of any particular worldview or belief system.

Message from the Chair

Zeff BjerkenDepartment ChairWelcome to the Department of Religious Studies. We invite you to explore this website to find out more about our faculty, our courses and some of the contexts in which religion is studied at the College of Charleston. Read more

Department Spotlight

Hiring for an Assistant Professor in African American Religions

The Department of Religious Studies at the College of Charleston invites applications for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professorship, to begin August 16, 2015. Read more